Communication Assistant (Volunteer) at Save The Slum Initiative

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Identifying and effectively communicating project success by developing success stories, case studies and production of short video/documentaries.
• Create and manage social media contents on platforms and blogs.
• Engage with mainstream media (Electronic and Print) to increase STSI’s visibility and promote project impact.
• Edit technical and scientific documents and articles (proofreading, copying, designing, line editing and substantive editing).
• Desktop design/publishing and layout of technical documents in compliance with donor branding and marking requirements.
• Coordinate Outreach and events with experience in developing press release, media coverage, press fact sheets, developing scene setters, liaise and manage print, radio and TV media relation journalists.
• Website design, update, management and database designs.
• Coordinate staff meetings, prepare agendas and takes minutes of meetings as required.

Qualifications / Requirements

• A Graduate with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma or its equivalent, in English, Linguistics, Mass Communication, Journalism, or any Social Science related fields.
• Additional certifications on communication or its equivalent will be added advantage.

Experience Requirements:

• 1 to 2 years experience in a similar role.
• Extremely strong computer skills, with knowledge of relevant publishing software such as but not limited to Microsoft Office Suite (Ms. Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• Desktop Publishing (Adobe Creative Suite – Photoshop, PDF, illustrator, InDesign – CorelDraw.
• Experience in Media Production, Social media content development (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram),
• Short video Editing (Adobe After Effect, Adobe Premier Pro/Video Pad)
• Website development and basic database designs.
• Extremely strong in written and oral English language with research writing skills, emphasis on creative approaches, attention to detail and efficient delivery methods.